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SEOUL, KR — (05-05-23) — In a blow to LGBTQ Rights in South Korea, the organizers of the country's biggest Pride parade, Seoul Queer Culture Festival, said they were denied their annual permit. The organization is vowing to press ahead with their event, even after the Seoul Metropolitan Government denied them permission to use the [...]
SEOUL, KR — (02-26-23) — South Korea' Supreme Court ruled in favor of LGBTQ+ couples in a landmark ruling that says spousal coverage under the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) should be applied equally to both LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ couples. “The plaintiff and his partner are both male, but they agreed to recognize each other [...]
TOKYO, JP — Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has fired one of his cabinet secretary's who made anti-LGBT remarks about gay couples. Former cabinet secretary Masayoshi Arai reportedly said he "Would not want to live next to, or look at, people in same-sex relationships." Mr Arai also claimed that allowing same-sex marriage into Japan's society [...]